The Agony and the Ecstasy.The Agony and the Ecstasy (20th Century Fox, 1965). Pope Julius II Pope Julius II (December 5, 1443 – February 21, 1513), born Giuliano della Rovere, was Pope from 1503 to 1513. His reign was marked by an aggressive foreign policy and ambitious building projects. He is commonly known as the "Warrior Pope". (Rex Harrison Noun 1. Rex Harrison - English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990) Harrison, Reginald Carey Harrison, Sir Rex Harrison ) has no self-doubts and few qualms about getting what he wants in Irving Stone's tale of Michelangelo's labors for the Vatican. The high Renaissance Noun 1. High Renaissance - the artistic style of early 16th century painting in Florence and Rome; characterized by technical mastery and heroic composition and humanistic content warrior pope forces the sculptor of David and the Pieta to plaster his private chapel with the world's most beautiful frescoes, threatening to crush Michelangelo (Charlton Heston like quarry dust if he dares to refuse his command. And while Michelangelo decorates the Sistine chapel Sistine Chapel (sĭs`tēn) [for Sixtus IV], private chapel of the popes in Rome, one of the principal glories of the Vatican. Built (1473) under Pope Sixtus IV, it is famous for its decorations. with beatific visions of the reign of God, the pope and his armies lay bloody waste to any who would oppose the ruler of the papal states. Not the sort of pope St. Francis would envy. *** |
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